>As a matter of fact, it kind of disturbs the integrity of a professional environment to have these kinds of discussions during working hours anyway.
I don't see it possible to not reference these issues indirectly. For example, how many times do coworkers discuss children. If one is unable to have children, due to either medical issues or identity, their relationship to the topic is inherently impacted and they have a hard time avoiding the topic. They can sometimes punt by mentioning adopting or not wanting kids, but this still forces the individual to think about the topic even if they can hide it from whomever they are interacting with.
Is this a big deal? I would say that differs between people impacted based on their personal situations.
I don't see it possible to not reference these issues indirectly. For example, how many times do coworkers discuss children. If one is unable to have children, due to either medical issues or identity, their relationship to the topic is inherently impacted and they have a hard time avoiding the topic. They can sometimes punt by mentioning adopting or not wanting kids, but this still forces the individual to think about the topic even if they can hide it from whomever they are interacting with.
Is this a big deal? I would say that differs between people impacted based on their personal situations.